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Mexico City Raids Detain Six Alleged Tren de Aragua Members as Prison Warrants Are Executed

Authorities say court-approved intelligence searches targeted a cell tied to extortion.

Overview

  • Federal and local agencies led an intelligence operation in Mexico City that resulted in six arrests linked to the Venezuelan group, according to Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch.
  • Detainees include Lesli Valeri ‘N’, identified as overseeing proceeds from sexual exploitation and victim control, and Bryan ‘N’, described as an operator with an outstanding warrant for human trafficking and organized crime.
  • Two homes in the Valle Gómez neighborhood were searched, with officers seizing methamphetamine, marijuana, a handgun, cash, computers, phones and a notebook listing names tied to extortion of women.
  • Seven arrest warrants by reclusion were fulfilled in multiple prisons: four in Reclusorio Varonil Norte, one in Reclusorio Preventivo Varonil Oriente, one in San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, and one in Cefereso No. 4 Noroeste in Tepic.
  • In recent parallel actions, four suspects were detained in Jalisco and Nayarit, including alleged cell leaders José Gabriel ‘N’ (“Bravo”) and Luis Ignacio ‘N’ (“Cárdenas”), as media reports noted a link to the local group La Unión Tepito.